ANNUAL REPORT of the Cheshire East Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education

2016/2017

Celebrating Religious Education in Cheshire East

Contents Page

1 INTRODUCTION Chair of Cheshire East SACRE 3

2 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN CHESHIRE EAST SCHOOLS 2.1 Locally Agreed RE Syllabus 4 2.1.1 Engaging Encounter & Reasoned Response 4 2.2 Monitoring the Agreed Syllabus 5 2.3 Standards in Religious Education 6 2.3.1 Examinations in Religious Studies 6 2.3.2 Monitoring of Secondary RE Departments 6 2.4 Teaching Methods, Advice, Materials and Training 7 2.4.1 Advice, Support and Inset training for teachers – Provided by 7-8 RE Consultants 2.4.2 REQM Awards 8 2.4.3 Artefact Bases – materials 8 2.5 Complaints concerning Religious Education 8

3 COLLECTIVE WORSHIP 3.1 Supporting Collective Worship 9 3.2 Determinations 9 3.3 Complaints 9

4 LINKS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES 4.1 National and International 10 4.2 Local and Regional 10

Appendices Appendix 1 Examination Statistics 2016 12 Appendix 2 LA Publications 13 Appendix 3 SACRE Development Plan 13 Appendix 4 SACRE Statutory Functions 13 Appendix 5 SACRE Meeting attendance figures for 2016/17 14 Appendix 6 Distribution of the annual report 14 Appendix 7 Membership of the Cheshire East SACRE 15

1. INTRODUCTION

I am pleased to introduce the latest SACRE annual report for the authority of Cheshire East. The report covers the academic period from September 2016 to July 2017.

Support for religious education in our schools has continued through careful management of our resources and through our two consultants who have advised SACRE, led twilight and network meetings and supported the subject in schools through supportive emails, visits and telephone calls. The ongoing support of Mark Bailey our local authority officer and SACRE members who serve on the cabinet has ensured religious education remained high this year on the local authority agenda.

The first meeting of the Cheshire East SACRE 2016-7 took place in October 2016 at Offley Primary School, Offley, with presentations on their school’s religious education from the RE leader. SACRE members also toured the school looking at RE displays and children’s work. SACRE members could discuss, ask questions and consider how to develop their support of RE in primary schools.

Cheshire East Local Authority Westfields Headquarters in Sandbach hosted the next SACRE meeting in mid-February of 2017. Fiona Bruce MP, (who represents a local Cheshire East constituency), Chair of the All Party Parliamentary group on Religious Education was invited to speak to the SACRE about the recently published APPG ‘Improving Religious Literacy’ report.

This was an evening of excellent dialogue about effective teaching and learning in RE. SACRE members shared their own views and asked Fiona to act on their behalf. The report clearly shows how religion continues to be a driving force which shapes events nationally and internationally, for good and for bad, and impacts upon everyone’s lives, irrespective of their individual religious or non- religious commitments. Religious literacy gives people the ability therefore to understand and engage effectively with religion and religious issues.

The Summer Term SACRE meeting held in June 2017 was kindly hosted by Brine Leas Academy and our own secondary RE consultant who is the Head of department, gave a good presentation which clearly demonstrated the achievement and development of religious education in this Gold REQM school.

In all our visits, we have asked schools to focus on specific areas when welcoming us to their school to enable the SACRE to get a better picture of what is going on in RE in Cheshire East schools.

Colette Hannon, Clerk to the SACRE stepped down in February and we thank her for providing the ongoing invaluable administration support for all our activities. The clerking issue has been an outstanding one for the rest of the year, but it is now resolved, and new clerking arrangements began in October.

Once again, I am grateful for the knowledgeable support provided by my fellow councillors and members of our local faith communities as well as our officers.

Councillor Gillian Merry Chair of CE SACRE January 2018

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3 2. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN CHESHIRE EAST SCHOOLS

2.1 Locally Agreed RE Syllabus

2. 1. 1 E n g a g i n g E n c o u n t e r & R e a s o n e d R e s p o n s e A g r e e d S y l l a b u s

The Cheshire East Religious Education Agreed Syllabus was launched Cheshire East schools in September 2016.

The New RE Agreed Syllabus 2016-2021: 12 months on…

What teacher say they like Where teachers are How teachers say they intend to in the new syllabus responding to implement materials and challenges in the new discussions from network meetings syllabus (ie impact).

New approach to planning Long and medium-term Development of the long-term planning driven by enquiry questions planning of everything Confidence to cascade changes to Opportunity for pupil Subject knowledge other teachers discussions Better understanding of what’s End of Key Stage How to assess in RE expected Statements statutorily

Easier to follow and Deciding in a small school Assess staff CPD needs understand what to teach and when

Planning structure working Linking planning to other Correct allocation of time for teaching well for new teachers plans RE in school

Interesting ideas for teaching Creativity in RE Ideas for planning and resources

No fixed scheme necessary but use Secondary planning for Exemplar MTPs appropriate material for the syllabus special schools Writing a school scheme Use extra Diocesan planning resources Opportunity for pupils to think of work based on the with CE syllabus to support planning deeply linked to outcomes syllabus and colleagues New action planning Clear expectations for yr. Hinduism New GCSE implementation groups

How to cover all that’s Exemplar lesson ideas Implement EYFS ideas expected on content grids

Having to teach set religions Take time to implement changes Yr.5/6 Christianity units in set yr. groups stopping the panic! Progression in Introduce 3 levels of outcome understanding Trinity emerging, expected and exceeding resurrection and salvation

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4 The locally agreed syllabus is the statutory syllabus for RE in Cheshire East schools prepared under schedule 31 of the Education Act 1996. This current syllabus will be followed from 2016- 2021 and will be due for review during the academic year 2020/21. This syllabus must be followed in maintained schools without a designated denomination and all church voluntary controlled schools within the local authority. Many academies and free schools also choose currently to follow this syllabus and attend SACRE networks.

The existing syllabus is supported by networks led by two part-time consultants who are also available to lead INSET for staff in response to requests from schools, if schools can buy in their support. Telephone and email advice is also regularly sought and provided by the consultants.

Occasionally SACRE will suggest a consultant visits a school who have shown they have a specific need in relation to implementing the agreed syllabus. Copies of the syllabus can be found on the webpage: http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/schools/sacre.aspx

Ofsted use the local syllabus as the yardstick by which the inspectors make their judgements on the delivery of the RE curriculum in individual Cheshire East schools

2.2 Monitoring the Agreed Syllabus

The SACRE have a statutory duty to monitor the impact of the locally agreed syllabus.

Analysis of Ofsted Reports – Please refer to minutes of SACRE meetings for full details which can be found on the Cheshire East SACRE website.

Analysis of Section 5 Ofsted inspection reports which identifies the performance of schools with respect to spiritual, moral, social and cultural aspects of the curriculum continues to give a simple indicator and pointer to school performance in RE. The reports for schools in the authority which have been visited by Ofsted are analysed for each SACRE meeting and reported upon. If concerns are raised then advice and support can be offered by the two advisory consultants, Sue Glover (Primary) and Chris Cooney (Secondary) who recently replaced Sue Wilson.

Under the Ofsted reporting system, detailed information about RE is not available. SACRE members remain concerned about how RE is often marginalised in schools. A lack of contact with diverse communities or other cultures within the local area is often an issue for schools and makes it difficult for schools to fully demonstrate a developed understanding of other faiths and cultures.

Consultants have highlighted this ongoing concern with colleagues at network meetings and encouraged staff to consider how they could ensure that more visits to places of worship or visiting guest speakers can become a regular part of the RE curriculum. Anecdotal evidence demonstrates that more schools are addressing this issue especially considering the new government policy incumbent on teachers to address the development of British Values in schools.

Guests from various faith communities are invited to RE networks which remain vital to develop understanding of the impact of the agreed syllabus on teaching and learning. Feedback is regularly sought and CPD needs acted upon. Every effort is made to give teachers tools to implement the agreed syllabus effectively by providing appropriate advice and support both when requested and on alternative occasions eg in bulletins.

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5 2.3 Standards in Religious Education

2.3.1 Examinations in Religious Studies The report is based upon the provisional statistics for 2017. 22 schools entered candidates for the full GCSE course in Religious Studies.11 schools entered candidates for the GCSE short course. A total of 8 Cheshire East secondary schools entered candidates for A level and 9 school entered candidates for AS level. This is less than last year. Please see appendix 1 for full details.

GCSE Full Course GCE ‘A’ level In GCSE, full course 1528 candidates were 67 students were entered for this examination, a slight entered with 75.5% of candidates achieved decrease on last year (78). 98.5% achieved grades grades A*-C. This is above the national average A*- E. (National average 98.4) of 70%. GCSE Short Course GCE A/S level 94 students were entered and In GCSE, short course 941 pupils were entered 92.6% achieved grades A-E. The national average (26.2% of the cohort). 55.1% of candidates was 93.3%. achievedComment A* -C grades. Again, this is above the national average of 52%. (+private schools 62%)

• It is not clear if the percentages of the cohort who are not entered for any examination are receiving their entitlement of RE lessons in KS4. A survey is being produced and distributed to secondary schools in the LA to further investigate this. • Some schools are starting GCSE courses in Year 9. Early entry means that KS3 has been impoverished in time and depth. The foundations for good understanding at GCSE are undermined and this is likely to continue with new GCSE arrangements. • The drop in entries at A-level is a worry but could be due to there being no data for Alsager. This could be that they did not enter any pupils for A-level or could be that the data has been missed. They did however enter pupils for the AS, so it would be expected that they have some pupils sitting A-level next year. • The drop in the number of entries for the AS level is expected due to how the course has been reformed, the AS is now a stand-alone qualification and so does not count towards the over-all A-level.

2.3.2 Monitoring of Secondary RE Departments Support was offered by Chris Cooney from November 2016 to July 2017 through telephone calls, emails and network meetings. The network meetings covered areas of concern such as assessment, lack of curriculum time and changes to option arrangements which have adversely affected RE, options at GCSE, changes to examinations at A level and GCSE, as well as allowing colleagues to share good practice and . resources. A Google Drive has also been set up that allows teachers to share resources.

Subject strengths • GCSE results are above the national average and numbers have increased over the past 4 years. • The popularity of the subject remains, despite pressures from the E Bacc etc. • Cheshire East SACRE has been able to fund 4 network meetings that have taken place in various locations. These have been a good opportunity for subject specialists to voice concerns and share ideas. Areas for development • The drop in both A-level and AS-level entries needs to be addressed – could it be due to the specification changes? • Early entry for GCSE means that the KS3 RE curriculum is reduced and, in some cases • students are not receiving their legal entitlement to RE. This is becoming more widespread due to the increased content at GCSE.

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6 2.4 Teaching Methods, Advice, Materials, Training

2.4.1 Advice Support and Inset Training for Teachers- Provided by RE Consultants Primary Schools Approximately 70 primary schools were given email or telephone advice during the academic year. Support was mainly given to RE subject leaders or Headteachers. Advice was primarily based on planning the primary RE curriculum, teaching religious concepts, assessment and implementing the requirements of the locally agreed syllabus. A small number of queries about faith visitors and collective worship were made by parents and schools.

New Subject Leaders On 12th October 2016, a new RE Subject Leaders afternoon was held at Egerton Primary School. This was attended by 14 teachers, (23 having been identified in July at the syllabus launch). The purpose was to assist new subject leaders in familiarising themselves with the 2016 agreed syllabus and considering what they should do next in their new role as RE Subject Leader. Imram Kotwal a Muslim visitor came along for a short time. New subject leaders also attended later networks. Some feedback was as follows: ‘Thankyou! An absolutely essential bit of training /support for a new RE subject lead.’ ‘Please keep these networks going! Very useful for me as a new lead.’ ‘Fantastic introduction (for me) to RE.’ Academy

Experienced RE Subject Leaders Further subject leader afternoon networks were held at Primary School (December 7th), Excalibur Primary (January 18th) and at Worth Primary Poynton (January 31st). Approximately 65 schools all together took part in these. The focus of the afternoons was to look at planning and support teachers in implementing the new syllabus. Assessment was also a key issue for discussion and how to interpret the new array of End of Key Stage Statements.

Thanks to the generosity of Chester Diocese schools have also been made aware of new planning documents based on theological concepts that schools can use to support developing their long and medium-term planning in line with Cheshire East agreed syllabus expectations. These have been well received.

Feedback comments from the three network meetings include:

‘Just a quick note to thank you for your patience and time this afternoon. Much appreciated. I do now have things clear and appreciate all the extra resources and materials on offer. All extremely helpful. As ever it was good to speak with other colleagues too.’ ‘Thank you for your hard work this year and for releasing the Diocesan scheme of work to match CE syllabus’ ‘Really useful to meet and talk with subject leaders’ . ‘I think it is really important to have access to an RE Adviser who is a primary school specialist’ . ‘I realise that I have made a good start with the LT plan and now I have a lot of knowledge and resources to develop and improve it. Thanks.

Islam Workshop March 2017 Imran Kotwal, Muslim Learner Services, Bolton The last network meeting was a specific focussed afternoon on Islam which proved to be extremely popular and was attend by 33 teachers, some subject leaders and other primary teachers including HLTAs.

Brilliant w/shop very informative & interesting. Amazing! Lots of interesting facts. Informative & easy to understand. Excellent CPD Opportunity. For me personally a greater appreciation of this peaceful religion and that Muslims are now living in fear. Quality thorough and informative Very useful. I found the whole thing v enjoyable. Very Honest This type of training is invaluable- earning from a person of faith is the best way. Trainer was excellent both in terms of great knowledge and ability to communicate. Great opportunity to ask questions. Very informative- filled lots of my gaps in my knowledge. Well-paced informative dispelling myths. Thank you It was extremely beneficial.

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Secondary Schools Chris Cooney from Brine Leas Academy took up the post of secondary schools RE consultant to SACRE in November 2016.

Networks: A total of 4 network meetings have taken place this year as twilights. The first two meetings of the year focussed on general support and guidance for those teaching RE. The first meeting was held at Wilmslow and the second at Eaton Bank. Both these meetings focussed on introductions and the sharing of good practise.

At the Wilmslow meeting it was arranged that a colleague would deliver a presentation on strategies that work towards the Prevent agenda – this was well received. The meeting at Eaton Bank was not as well attended but did give opportunity to share the NATRE updates. The concerns from this meeting mirrored those raised at the first meeting – namely curriculum time for the teaching of the reformed GCSE’s and the assessment of them. The issue of assessing at KS3 was also a prominent issue – the methods schools were using were shared and updated on the Google Drive.

The second set of meetings occurred in the summer term – these were hosted by Ruskin and . These meetings followed a similar format to those earlier in the year. Again, the main concerns were GCSE specifications and KS3 assessment. Teachers were directed to the Google Drive to access resources shared earlier in the year and to add their own. It was agreed that further support and networking would be needed in late 2017 / early 2018 when pupils would be sitting the first new-spec GCSE Mock exams.

Additional support was also delivered through a visit to Crewe University Technical College – a new institution that teaches only Key Stage 4 and 5. Resources and content ideas were shared for the delivery of core, non-examined R.E.

Notices about courses, networks and ‘twilights’ initiatives are given via the Cheshire East Bulletin.

2.4.2 REQM Awards

In addition, schools of all types have been encouraged to apply for the REQM award. Our congratulations go to Brine Leas Academy, , Acton CE Primary who achieved a Gold award and Prestbury CE who was awarded a silver REQM.

2.4.3 Artefact Bases- Materials • A substantial collection of religious artefacts purchased previously by SACRE are held at who will lend it to local primary5 schools on request. Please contact the Head of Humanities 01565 633294. • There is another collection of artefacts in the south of the authority at Sir William Stanier Academy. Please contact Head of Humanities 01270 68536

2.5 Complaints

There have been no complaints to the LA during the past year in respect of RE, requiring the LA’s Special Appeal’s Committee to be convened.

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8 3 COLLECTIVE WORSHIP

3.1 Supporting Collective Worship

All previously published material giving guidance for collective worship still stand in respect of the law.

The School and Standards Frameworks Act 2006 continues to reflect the current law governing collective worship. NASACRE (National Association of Standing Advisory Council for RE) have produced a paper giving further insights into collective worship which is available on request.

Under the Ofsted framework, inspectors do comment on the opportunities for spiritual development in schools.

Further advice and materials are available from both the primary and secondary RE consultants. The revised Cheshire East Collective Worship guidelines accepted by SACRE in September 2014 can be found on the Cheshire East SACRE website. Some enquiries have been made during 2016 with respect to the law governing collective worship in Cheshire East schools.

3.2 Determinations

The SACRE has not been called upon during the past year to make any determinations concerning collective worship.

3.3 Complaints

There have been no complaints to the LA during the past year in respect of collective worship requiring the LA’s special Appeals Committee to be convened.

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9 4 LINKS WITH OTHER AGENCIES

4.1 National and International

The Cheshire East SACRE is a member of the National Association of Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education (NASACRE).

Jane Brooke, Chair of AREIAC is a member of Cheshire East SACRE. Jane is an independent consultant and the Principal Consultant for Chester Diocese. Together with her colleague Mary Myatt Jane pioneered the national REQM (RE Quality Mark). Several REQM awards have been given to Cheshire East schools including the gold standard. The overall aim is to celebrate outstanding RE practice in schools and further details can be found at www.reqm.org. Sue Glover Cheshire East Primary RE Consultant and Chris Cooney Cheshire East Secondary RE Consultant are REQM assessors.

Sue Glover attended the NASACRE AGM in Birmingham 2016 and the key messages were reported back to the Cheshire East SACRE. It is hoped that SACRE members will continue to attend national events in future years, funding permitting. The NASACRE Newsletters ‘SACRE News’ are much valued by SACRE members, providing useful insight into the activities of SACREs and the teaching of RE across the country.

Several letters have been written from Cheshire East SACRE members to NASACRE, DfE, Ofsted and local MPs this year to raise concerns about the ongoing marginalisation of RE. There has been some response to SACRE to reassure members that RE is still statutory and will remain so in the future. Fiona Bruce local MP and Chair of the APPG also supported Cheshire East concerns over the slow development of materials to support the new GCSE developments.

Chris Cooney attended the NASACRE/AREIAC “The Commission on RE: The Interim Report” conference in Birmingham on November 24th, 2017.

4.2 Local and Regional

Cheshire East SACRE has links with the local Macclesfield Interfaith Group. The Cheshire East faith audit producing local data is of valuable assistance in the SACRE’s work. Cheshire East SACRE continues to have some links through the in-service programme with the University of Chester and Chester Diocese.

The key items SACRE have considered on their agendas this year have been:

• A review of the local agreed syllabus • A new Cheshire East SACRE constitution • REforREal project 2015 • Living with difference: community, diversity and the common good Sept 2013 • A New Settlement: Religion and Belief in schools • Justice Warby’s High court ruling • REC launch of the independent Commission on RE • The TELL MAMA Annual Report • APPG Recommendations Report on Religious Literacy July 2016

As well as supporting Cheshire East primary schools as a consultant, Sue Glover also serves on Cheshire West SACRE and works as an independent consultant for the Diocese of Chester which

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10 has continued to fund religious education and collective worship support in Cheshire East church primary schools as part of their work in schools. Jane Brooke is also a consultant for Chester Diocese and project leader for the Cheshire East LTLRE Hub supported by funding from Culham St Gabriel’s.

The Learn Teach Lead RE Program (LTLRE) was set up in late 2016 with the overarching aim of supporting RE in primary schools. A local hub which is led by Chris Cooney our SACRE secondary consultant and the RE subject leader from Acton CE Primary has provided support for assessment in RE and has made links with the primary networks led by our primary RE consultant.

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11 APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Examination Statistics 2017

Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire East East East East 2014 2015 2016 2017 GCSE Short Courses in RE Number of candidates entered Unknown 1384 787 941 Number of grades A* -C “ 869 454 503 Percentage gaining A* -C “ 62.8% 57.7% 55.2% Percentage gaining A* -G “ 97.4% 89.2% 97.4% Percentage of cohort entered “ 35% 21% 26%

Full Course GCSE Religious Studies Number of candidates entered 1064 1114 1483 1528 Number of grades A* -C 837 878 1138 1148 Percentage gaining A* -C 78.7% 78.9% 76.8% 75.5% Percentage gaining A* -G 99.2% 98.7% 98.8% 98.1% Percentage of cohort entered 27.3% 28.5% 39.5% 42.5%

GCE ‘A’ Level Religious Studies Number of candidates entered 88 89 78 67 Number of grades A-E 88 86 78 66 Percentage gaining grades A-E 100% 96.8% 100% 98.5% Percentage of cohort entered 4.9% unknown unknown N/A

GCE ‘A/S’ Level Religious Studies – Year 12 Number of candidates entered 33 131 94 Number of grades A-E 29 123 87 Percentage gaining grades A-E 87.9% 93.9% 92.6 Percentage of cohort entered 1.5% unknown N/A

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12 Appendix 2 LA Publications The locally agreed syllabus and the accompanying handbook and all other documentation for religious education in primary and secondary schools is available on the Cheshire East SACRE website. http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/schools/sacre.aspx

Other queries regarding publications should be made in first instance to Louise Collinge, the clerk to SACRE. [email protected]

LA guidance on Collective Worship Guidance on Collective Worship for community schools can be found under ‘SACRE documents’ on the Cheshire East SACRE website and can also obtained from Sue Glover.

SACRE Annual Report Further copies of the annual SACRE reports are available from the Clerk to the SACRE, as above.

*************************************************************** Appendix 3 SACRE Development Plan This year 2016-17 the main areas of activity were:

• To support teachers in dissemination of good practice, teaching/resources. • To help teachers and schools to raise standards in the quality of RE teaching. • To help schools improve the quality of collective worship. • To contribute towards understanding and respect between different religious groups within the community. • To discharge its responsibilities effectively. • To review the agreed syllabus and publish revised materials for schools September 2016.

Implementation To support the implementation of the agreed syllabus 2016/17 a budget of £9,000 was made available by the LA and this included the funding of the work of two RE consultants who were directed by the authority to facilitate the work of SACRE, (one primary consultant and one secondary consultant for a specific number of days).

Recent Ofsted school inspection reports were studied on Religious Education and Collective Worship for evidence of standards and reported to SACRE. Support was offered where considered necessary. ***************************************************************

Appendix 4 Statutory Functions These continue to remain the same in line with government legislation: • To advise the LA on matters relating to RE and collective worship; methods of teaching; choice of teaching material; provision of teacher training. • To determine any applications from head teachers for dis application in relation to the general requirements for collective worship. • To monitor the effective provision for RE in community and controlled schools. • To consider whether changes need to be made in the Agreed RE Syllabus or the support offered to schools. • To support the effective provision for collective worship in schools. • To monitor the provision of daily collective worship in schools and consider how to improve such provision. • To publish an annual report on its work.

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13 Appendix 5 Attendance figures for members at Cheshire East SACRE meetings during academic year 2016-17:

Offley Primary Westfields Brine Leas Committee School CE HQ Academy October Sandbach June 2017 2016 Feb. 2017 A Christian Denominations & 6 7 7 Other Religions B 3 2 1 Church of England C 1 1 1 Teachers Associations D 3 2 3 Local Authority 1 1 1 Humanist member (co-opted) Observers hoping to be co- 1 opted as members to the 0 Co-opted to 0 SACRE repr. Committee represent Islam in A. Committee A

Also, in attendance at each meeting were: Sue Glover, Primary Schools Consultant, and Chris Cooney Secondary Schools Consultant. Mark Bayley, Head of Service: Education Infrastructure & Outcomes attended all meetings on behalf of the local authority.

Regular items on the agenda included: NASCRE news including discussion of local and national news about RE; local Ofsted reports; a summary of the consultants’ work during the term and the current budgetary position.

Dates for the Cheshire East SACRE meetings during 2017-2018 academic year will be: Autumn Term 2017 9th October 2016 Elworth CE VC Primary School, Elworth Spring Term 2018 1st February 2018 St Anne’s RC Primary School, Nantwich Summer Term 2018 21st June 2018 Venue to be confirmed ***************************************************************

Appendix 6 Distribution The CE SACRE report is sent to the following:

• NASACRE (National Association of SACREs) • Cheshire East Schools and colleges • Members of the Cheshire East SACRE & Representatives of local faith communities • Lead Member for Children’s Services and the members of the Children’s Services Strategic Panel • Diocesan Education Associations • DfE The report will also be made available on the Cheshire East website http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/schools/sacre.aspx

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14 Appendix 7 – Membership of the Cheshire East SACRE for 2016-2017 Academic Year

Committee A – Christian Denominations and Other Religions Name Denomination/Religion Address Les Biddulph Church of Jesus Christ Bridge Cottage, Buxton Road, Upper Hulme, Leek, of Latter Day Saints Staffs ST13 8TT. Mr J Vaja Hinduism 1 Marlborough Close, Macclesfield, SK10 2LA Rev JL Gould Unitarian 4a Bulkeley Rd, Handforth, Cheshire. SK9 3DJ (Resigned & replaced Summer 2017) Rev. P Methodist Ecumenical Chester & Stoke-on-Trent District Office, Bishops Billsborrow Officer Wood, Nantwich, CW5 7QD Frank Vigon Judaism 122, Windmill Street, Macclesfield. SK11 7BL Hazel Brown Catholic St Anne’s RC Primary School, Wellington road Nantwich CW5 7DA Michael Melville Baha’i [email protected] Dr David Wilson Non-Conformist Silk Life Church Macclesfield (resigned summer Christian 2017)

Committee B – Church of England Name Address Rev Mrs J Church of England 3, Bridge Place, Chester, CH1 1SA Brooke Mrs S Glover Church of England 8 Pipers Court, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3JL Rev Mr T Church of England The Vicarage, 15 Offley Road, Sandbach, CW11 Shepherd 1GY

Co-opted Humanist representative Member Mr G Nicholson Osborne House Trafford Road Alderley Edge SK9 7DN

Committee C – Teachers’ Associations Name Association Address Mrs A Boulton NAHT [email protected]

Committee D – Local Authority Name Address Cllr Rhoda CEC (Vice Chair) Moors Farm, Church Lane, Scholar Green, ST7 Bailey 3QR Cllr Irene Faseyi CEC 53 Ford Lane, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3EQ

Cllr Gillian CEC (Chair) 217 Middlewich Road Sandbach CW11 3EL Merry

Officers Name Address Mrs S Glover Primary Consultant 8 Pipers Court, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3JL Mr Chris Cooney Secondary Consultant Brine Leas Academy, Nantwich Mr Mark Bayley LA Officer Head of Service: Education Infrastructure & Outcomes

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